I want a list of vitamin symbols such as: Na - Sodium?

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I want a list of vitamin symbols such as: Na - Sodium?

I am taking a pharmacology course and I need a list of vitamin and mineral symbols - for example: Na - Sodium

2006-10-15 04:51:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health

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Any highschool chem text should have a table of these things in. Google it, I'm sure they're out there.

2006-10-15 04:54:53 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Latin word for sodium is natrium. When the the periodic table was being developed, chemists assigned the symbol "Na" in deference to earlier scientists. There are other simiar examples in the periodic table. For instance, Silver, symbol Ag, is from argentum.

2016-05-22 04:02:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Iron - Fe

2006-10-15 05:00:12 · answer #3 · answered by definitely julie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋